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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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