MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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