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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
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
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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