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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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