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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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