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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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