MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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