MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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