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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these 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
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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