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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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