MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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