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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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