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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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