MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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