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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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