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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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