MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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