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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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