MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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