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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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