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
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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