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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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