MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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