MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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