MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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