MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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