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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online 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 we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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