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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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