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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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