MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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