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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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