MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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