MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key 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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