MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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