MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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