MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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