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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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