MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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