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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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