MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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