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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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