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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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