MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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