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
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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