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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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