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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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