MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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