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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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