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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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