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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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