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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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