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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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