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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores 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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