MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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