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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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