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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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