MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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