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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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