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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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