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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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