MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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