MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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