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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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