MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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