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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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