MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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