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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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