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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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