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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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