MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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