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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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