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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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