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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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