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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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