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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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