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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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