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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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