MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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