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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
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