MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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