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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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