MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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