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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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