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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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