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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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