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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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