MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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