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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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