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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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