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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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