MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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