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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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