MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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