MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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