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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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