MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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