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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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