MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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