MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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