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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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