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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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