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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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