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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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