MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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