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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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