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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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