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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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