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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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