MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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