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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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