MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses 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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