MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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