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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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