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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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