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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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