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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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