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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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