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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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