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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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