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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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