MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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