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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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