MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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