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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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