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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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