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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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