MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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