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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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