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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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