MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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