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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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