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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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