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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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