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 is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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