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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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