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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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