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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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