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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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