MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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