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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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