MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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