MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important 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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