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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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