MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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