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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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