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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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