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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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