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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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