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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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