MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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