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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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