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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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