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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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