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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
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