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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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