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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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