MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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