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
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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