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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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