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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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