MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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