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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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