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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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