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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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