MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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