MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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