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
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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