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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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