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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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