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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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