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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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