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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|