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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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