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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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