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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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