MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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