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
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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