MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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