MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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