MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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