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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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