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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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