MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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