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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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