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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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