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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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