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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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