MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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