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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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