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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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