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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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