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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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