MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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