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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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