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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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