MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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