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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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