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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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