MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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