MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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