MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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