MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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