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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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