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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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