MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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