MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models 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 organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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