MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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