MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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