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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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