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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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