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
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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