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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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