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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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