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
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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