MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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