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
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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