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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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