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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major 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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