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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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