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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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