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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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