MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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