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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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