MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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