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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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