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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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