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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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