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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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