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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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