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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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