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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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