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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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