MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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