MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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