MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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