MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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