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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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