MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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