MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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