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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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