MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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