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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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