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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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