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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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