MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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