MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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