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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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