MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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