MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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