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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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