MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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