MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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