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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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