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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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