MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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