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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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