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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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