MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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