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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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