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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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