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
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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