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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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