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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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