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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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