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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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