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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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