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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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