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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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