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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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