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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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