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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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