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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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