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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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