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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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