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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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