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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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