MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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