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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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