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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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