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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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