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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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