MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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