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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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