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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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