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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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