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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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