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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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