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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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