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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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