MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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