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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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