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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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