MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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