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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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