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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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