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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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