MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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