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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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