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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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