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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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