MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with
massively open online courses
(MOOCs) and
open
education resources.
As
distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Brand new
trends in
elearning technology
enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in
classes via the Internet.
How can
institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
How can
participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning
institutions
have to consider
now that
elearning technology is
developing
so fast.
How can
educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
What
business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these
massive open online courses?
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open
education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open
educational
topics.
This intriguing new book also
explores the
major
challenges
associated with
these massive online courses and
OERS.
For more details please visit this Books about Open Education website.
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