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
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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