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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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