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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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