MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
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