MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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