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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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