MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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