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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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