MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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