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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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