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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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