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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
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