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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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