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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key 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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