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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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