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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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