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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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