MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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