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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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