MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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