MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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