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
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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