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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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