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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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