MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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