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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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