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 is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
These massive online courses are
free
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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