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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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