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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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