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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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