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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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