MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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