MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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