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
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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