MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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