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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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