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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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