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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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