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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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