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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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