MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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