MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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