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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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