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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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