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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|