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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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