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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
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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