MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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