MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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