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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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