MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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