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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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