MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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