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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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