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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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