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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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