MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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