MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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