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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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