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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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