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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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