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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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