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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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