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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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