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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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