MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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