MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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