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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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