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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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