MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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