MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores 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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