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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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