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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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