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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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