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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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