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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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