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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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