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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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