MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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