MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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