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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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