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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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