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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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