MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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