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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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