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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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