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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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