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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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