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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
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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