MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key 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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