MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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