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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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