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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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