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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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