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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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