MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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