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
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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