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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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