MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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