MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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