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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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