MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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