MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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