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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What 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 optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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