MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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