MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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