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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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