MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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