MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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