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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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