MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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