MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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