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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines 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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