MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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