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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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