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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers 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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