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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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