MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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