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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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