MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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