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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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