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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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