MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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