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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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