MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates 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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