MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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