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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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