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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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