MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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