MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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