MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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