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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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