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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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