MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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