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 definitive 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.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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