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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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