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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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