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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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