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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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