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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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