MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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