MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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