MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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