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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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