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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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