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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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