MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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