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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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