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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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