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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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