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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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