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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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