MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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