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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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