MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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