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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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