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
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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