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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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