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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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