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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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