MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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