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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
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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