MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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