MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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