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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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