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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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