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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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