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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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