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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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