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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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