MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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