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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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