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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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