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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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