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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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