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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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