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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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