MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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