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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
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