MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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