MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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