MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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