MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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