MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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