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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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