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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational 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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