MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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