MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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