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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers 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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