MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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