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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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