MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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