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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the 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 articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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