MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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