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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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