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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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