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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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