MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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