MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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