MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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