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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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