MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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