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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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