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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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