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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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