MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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