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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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