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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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