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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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