MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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