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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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